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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD BENCH
C.M.POONACHA
Murali Honnappa Nayak S/o Honnappa Naik – Appellant
Versus
Divisional Controller, Sirsi – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The present writ petitions are filed by the workman calling in question the calculation of gratuity made by the Assistant Labour Commissioner [Hereinafter for short ‘Original Authority’] which has been affirmed by the Appellate Authority/Deputy Labour Commissioner. The details of the period of service, and the calculation of the gratuity made in the case of the petitioners is as under:
S. No. | WP No. & Name | No. of years service | Calculation of gratuity under Section 4(2) of the payment of Gratuity Act (Rs.) | Calculation of gratuity under Section 4(5) of the payment of Gratuity Act (Rs.) |
| 1 | WP No. 65056/12 (Murali) | 25 years 3 months | 1,56,447/- | 1,83,820/- |
| 2 | WP No. 65057/2012 (Maruthi) | 28 years 7 months | 1,83,570/- | 1,94,795/- |
| 3 | WP No. 65058/2012 (Ganapati) | 27 years 7 months | 1,58,695/- | 1,58,466/- |
2. It is pertinent to note here that the explanation to Section 4 (2) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 [Hereinafter for short ‘the Act’] indicates the manner of computation of gratuity. Section 2 of the Act defines wages, which includes all emoluments earned by the employee, including the dearness allowance, but excludes any bonus, commission, house rent allowance, overtime wages and any other allowance.
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